We had passed by an “abandoned” lot hundreds of times as it is on our bus route, grocery store route, and rental car route.  It is gated from the street and sometimes has a few scattered chairs in the far back corner, but for the most part is looks like a normal vacant lot.

That is until we heard from a few locals that this home to one of the best BBQ joints on the island.  They are only open from 9p-2a each night, which is probably why we have never seen it open since that is way past sailors midnight!  But, Matt had been itching to try it out and see how it compares to Texas BBQ.

We talked Steve into joining us for another foodie adventure and headed out to catch the 8pm bus into town.  (It actually leaves Punda at 730p and arrives to our stop about 25-30 minutes later).  We had to watch the time as the BBQ place did not open until 9p and we did not know how crowded it would get or how long it took to get our food.  In order to catch the last bus, we had to be back at the bus stop by 1015p.  The first bus was a tad bit late picking us up arriving at 815p, we hopped off around 835p and headed to the It’s Lit bar for some cocktails.  There was a soccer game going on so it was pretty lively.  We grabbed our drinks and headed outside as it was really breezy and comfortable. As we got to chatting, we sort of lost track of time and realized that it was 925p so we hopped on over across the street to the BBQ lot which was packed with cars and people waiting in line at the BBQ Express food truck.

BBQ Express Sign lit up at night.

BBQ Express truck serving the best BBQ on island.

We decided to order a chicken platter and a ribs platter to share between the three of us.  The total bill for both platters and 3 waters was about 25 naf or $14 for 3 people.  We picked a standing table and thought we might be in for a wait, but within 10 minutes our order was called and we were able to dig in!

Oh so yummy!

We devoured the meat!  It was so darn delicious!  The meat fell of the rib bones and the chicken was extremely tender and everything was seasoned with a tasty sauce.  As hard as we tried, we could not finish off the fries that were piled high.  But rest assured, we ate every last morsel of the meat.

Matt, Steve, and I

Pure enjoyment eating this tasty food!